EXTREME CIRCUMSTANCES by Cereka Cook
Posted by Daniel on July 22, 2010 · Leave a Comment
What happens when a devoted woman is betrayed? Come take a ride with Chanel as she takes her boyfriend, Donnell, to circumstances beyond belief after he betrays her trust with his endless infidelities. How long can Chanel’s friend, Janai, use her looks to get what she wants from men before it catches up to her? [...]
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THE GOLDEN HUSTLA by Wahida Clark
Posted by Daniel on July 19, 2010 · Leave a Comment
All of Georgia law enforcement is aware that WMM Advertising-also known as “We Make Millionaires”-is one of the biggest and hardest-to-penetrate fraudulent telemarketing firms in the state. But when a tape recording of a man’s death surfaces that may involve WMM, Atlanta homicide detective Danny Houser realizes that he may actually have the smoking gun [...]
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DYNASTY by Dutch
Posted by Daniel on July 16, 2010 · Leave a Comment
National Bestselling Author Dutch debut’s “Dynasty”, the first urban soap opera! The Bells and Simmons are family. The Bells, a crime family in New York, have the cocaine market on lock. The Simmons, hailing from the South, reign supreme in heroin. Talks of joining forces are suddenly stalled when family patriarch Guy Simmons is gunned [...]
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SHAMELESS HOODWIVES by Meesha Mink and De’nesha Diamond
Posted by Daniel on June 16, 2010 · Leave a Comment
In the second novel from the authors of Desperate Hoodwives, four women will try to escape Bentley Manor – a place no one has ever left unscathed… – Keisha married the high school basketball star, but now Smokey’s addicted to crack. Unable to feed her children, Keisha feels she’s not only hit bottom but has [...]
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THE DOPEFIEND by JaQuavis Coleman
Hazel is alone in this cold world, and the only thing she has to her name is a strong addiction to heroin. With street smarts and hustle, she finds out about life in the slums. Willing to do any and everything to feed her habit, she robs, steals, cons, and sacrifices her body to satisfy [...]
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16 ON THE BLOCK by Babygirl Daniels
A girl’s 16th birthday is supposed to be sweet, but For Summer Flynt, it was the day that changed her life forever. Young, fly, and beautiful, Summer is under the wing of her older sister Trish, but when Trish steals something that doesn’t belong to her, she gets involved in a lifestyle that she can’t [...]
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FIRST SEMESTER by Cecil R. Cross
Posted by Daniel on May 2, 2010 · Leave a Comment
James “JD” Dawson grew up in the hood, but left a life of violence three thousand miles behind to make something of himself at the University of Atlanta. But when the freshman got off to a fool’s start – kicking it with his new homeboys, showing up late for class, not studying and checking out [...]
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CAN’T STOP THE SHINE by Joyce Davis
Posted by Daniel on May 2, 2010 · Leave a Comment
You’re Gonna Blow Up! When an American Idol-like competition comes to Atlanta, Kalia and Mariama Jefferson (sisters who couldn’t be more different) stop arguing long enough to agree on one thing: Kalia has to try out. A senior at a prestigious performing arts high school, Kalia has a shot at making her dream come true. [...]
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A HERO AIN’T NOTHIN’ BUT A SANDWICH by Alice Childress
Posted by Daniel on May 2, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Benjie can stop using heroin anytime he wants to. He just doesn’t want to yet. Why would he want to give up something that makes him feel so good, so relaxed, so tuned out? As Benjie sees it, there’s nothing much to tune in for. School is a waste of time, and home life isn’t [...]
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DIRTY SOUTH by Phillip Thomas Duck
Posted by Daniel on April 30, 2010 · Leave a Comment
College is a big adjustment—but not if you’re Kenya Posey. Even at a Southern school far from her Jersey turf, she’s the one the girls envy and the boys want. Kenya’s the star of a hot singing/dancing troupe, her high-school BFF Lark is on campus—could things get any better? For Lark, the answer is yes. [...]
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